A List of the Parasitic Mites of the Accipitriformes and Falconiformes (updated from Philips 2000 Raptor Res. 34(3): 210-231)

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RAPTOR MITE HABITAT REFERENCES

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Family Accipitridae Epidermoptidae¹ skin Herman 1945

Knemidocoptes sp. skin Cooper 1978, 1985

Shikra (Accipiter badius) Coraciacarus sp.² feathers McClure & Ratanaworabhan

                                                                                                                                                                        1971
                                                                                                Hieracolichus nisi                    feathers            Dubinin 1956
                                                                                                Schoutedenocoptes aquilae     nasal cavity       Fain 1977

Bicolored Hawk (Accipiter bicolor) mites¹ skin Bequaert 1953, Maa 1969

Chestnut-Flanked Sparrowhawk (Accipiter castanilius) Aetacarus andrei feathers Gaud 1983b

Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Proaposolenidia accipitris feathers Mironov et al. 2007

Neonyssus sp.² nasal cavity Peters 1936

Syringophilidae n. g. quills Philips, present work

Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) Speleognathopsis accipitris nasal cavity Domrow 1969, Domrow

1991

Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) mites¹ skin Walter 1989

Pseudalloptinus aquilinus^{2,
3} feathers Nordberg 1936, Niethammer

1938, Dubinin 1956
Hieracolichus nisi feathers Niethammer 1938, Dubinin

1956

Hieracolichus n. sp. feathers Philips, present work

Neottialges vitzthumi subcutaneous Vitzthum 1934, Fain 1967
Ornithonyssus sylviarum skin/nest Cooper 1978, 1985

Slaty-mantled Sparrowhawk (Accipiter luteoschistaceus) mites¹ skin Maa 1966

Black Goshawk (Accipiter melanoleucus) Schoutedenocoptes aquilae nasal cavity Fain 1956c, 1957

Little Sparrowhawk (Accipiter minullus) Aetacarus andrei feathers Gaud 1983b
Schoutedenocoptes aquilae nasal cavity Fain 1956c, 1957

Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) mites¹ skin Newton 1979, Walter 1989

Cnemidocoptes spp. skin Malley & Whitbread 1996

Dermoglyphus elongatus² quills Dubinin 1956

Dubininia accipitrina feathers Niethammer 1938

Hieracolichus nisi feathers Canestrini & Kramer 1899,

Niethammer 1938, Radford

1953, Dubinin 1956, Vasilev

1961, 1962, Shumilo et al.

1973, Mironov 1997

Megninia sp.² Niethammer 1938

Microlichus avus¹ skin Walter 1989

Microlichus sp.^{1, 2} skin Ash & Hughes 1952

Myialges? sp.¹ skin Ash & Hughes 1952

Myialges uncus¹ skin Walter 1989

Ornithonyssus bursa skin/nest Anon. 1963

Megasyringophilus aquilus quills Skoracki 2011

Peristerophila accipitridicus quills Skoracki 2011

Grey Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae) mites¹ skin Maa 1966, 1969

Ovampo Sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis) Aposolenidia anomogonima feathers Gaud & Atyeo 1974
Schoutedenocoptes aquilae nasal cavity Fain 1956c, 1957

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) mites¹ skin Bequaert 1953, Fain 1965,

Maa 1969
Dermanyssus americanus skin/nest Philips 1993

Ornithonyssus iheringi skin/nest Dusbàbek & Cerny 1971

Ornithonyssus sylviarum Knee and Proctor 2007

Syringophilidae n. g. quills Philips, present work

African Goshawk (Accipiter tachiro)                                       Aetacarus andrei                     feathers            Gaud 1983b
                                                                                                Myialges asturi                        skin                  Fain 1965
                                                                                                Myialges falconis                    skin                  Fain 1965

Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) feather mites feathers Maa & Kuo 1965
mites¹ skin Maa 1966

Besra (Accipiter virgatus) feather mites feathers Maa & Kuo 1965
mites¹ skin Maa 1966

Hieracolichus nisi feathers Dubinin 1956
Ornithonyssus bursa skin/nest McClure & Ratanaworabhan

1971

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Harpirhynchidae sp. skin Schulz 1990

Pseudalloptinus aquilinus feathers Trouessart 1884, Lönnfors

1930, Radford 1953, 1958,

Dubinin 1956
Sarcoptes rupicaprae² mammals Valentincic & Kušej 1989

Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga) Pseudalloptinus aquilinus feathers Dubinin 1956

Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) Pseudalloptinus aquilinus feathers Dubinin 1956

Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina) Pseudalloptinus aquilinus feathers Radford 1953, 1958, Dubinin

1956

Megasyringophilus aquilus quills Skoracki et al. 2010,
Skoracki 2011

African Tawny-Eagle (Aquila rapax)                                        Pseudalloptinus aquilinus       feathers            Dubinin 1956
                                                                                                Pyonacarus aquilinus               quills                Dabert & Ehrnsberger
                                                                                                                                                                         1992

Megasyringophilus aquilus quills Skoracki et al. 2010
Schoutedenocoptes aquilae nasal cavity Fain 1956c, 1957, Gaud &

Till 1961

Verreaux’s Eagle (Aquila verreauxii) Hieracolichus dobyi feathers Gaud 1983b

Wahlberg’s Eagle (Aquila wahlbergi) Hieracolichus dobyi feathers Gaud 1983b

Grey-lined Hawk (Asturina nitida) Hemicheylabis praecox feathers Trouessart, 1885, Gaud &

Atyeo 1984

African Baza (Aviceda cuculoides) Aetacarus avicedae feathers Gaud 1983b
Hieracolichus ostodus feathers Gaud 1983b

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata) Tinaminyssus epileus nasal cavity Wilson, 1964, 1965

Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis) Schoutedenocoptes aquilae nasal cavity Fain 1956b, 1957

Buteo sp. Blankaartia alleei skin/nest Wharton & Fuller 1952

Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus) Eutrombicula alfreddugesi³ skin/nest Philips 1978

Augur Buzzard (Buteo augur) Falconyssus buteonis nasal cavity Fain 1956b

Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) Pseudalloptinus aquilinus^{2, 3} feathers Nordberg 1936, Niethammer

1938

Harpyrhynchoides tracheatus skin Fritsch 1954
Hieracolichus nisi feathers Canestrini & Kramer 1899,

                                                                                                                                                                        Radford 1953, 1958
                                                                                                Myialges pari¹                         skin                  Büttiker & Cerny 1974
                                                                                                Prostigmata larva¹                                             Büttiker & Cerny 1974
                                                                                                Pseudogabucinia intermedia feathers            Gaud 1988

Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)                                 mites¹                                       skin                  Maa 1969

Myialges caulotoon¹ skin Harmon et al 1990, Madden

& Harmon 1998, Whiteman

et al. 2006

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) mites¹ skin Bequaert 1953, Maa 1969
Aetacarus n. sp feathers Philips, present work

Eutrombicula alfreddugesi skin/nest Loomis 1956
Harpyrhynchoides sp. skin Philips, present work

Myialges falconis¹ skin Fain & Philips 1991

Peristerophila columbae quills Casto 1976
Schoutedenocoptes aquilae nasal cavity Fain 1956b, 1957

Syringophilidae n. g. quills Philips, present work

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)                                   Haemogamasus reidi²             mammals          Redington 1970
                                                                                                Hieracolichus n. sp.                feathers             Kurey 1976
                                                                                                Pseudalloptinus sp.                 feathers            Kurey 1976

Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris) mites¹ skin Maa 1969

Cystoidosoma sacculipyga quills Dabert & Ehrnsberger 1992

Myialges bombycillae¹ skin Philips & Fain 1991,

Valim et al. 2011

Ptilonyssus souzai nasal cavity Pereira & Castro 1949

Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) Hieracolichus n. sp. feathers Philips, present work

Syringophilidae n. g. quills Philips, present work

Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) mites Bechard & Schmutz, 1995

Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) Hieracolichus sp. feathers Kurey 1976

Great Black-Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) mites¹ skin Maa 1969

Eutrombicula batatas skin/nest Brennan & Yunker 1966

Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) Hieracolichus nisi feathers Canestrini & Kramer 1899,

Radford 1953, 1958, Dubinin

1956

Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) Pseudalloptes bisubulatus² feathers Dubinin 1956
Pseudogabucinia intermedia feathers Dubinin 1956

Cinereous Harrier (Circus cinereous) Ingrassiinae sp.¹ feathers Philips & Fain 1991

Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) Pseudogabucinia intermedia feathers Dubinin 1956, Cerny 1967,

Kurey 1976

Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) mites¹ skin Maa 1966

Aetacarus leptotrichus feathers Gaud 1983b

Myialges macdonaldi¹ skin Philips & Fain 1991

Montagu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus) Hieracolichus nisi feathers Canestrini & Kramer 1899,

Niethammer 1938, Radford

1953
Pseudogabucinia intermedia feathers Dubinin 1956

Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) Aetacarus elanoides feathers Meyer 1995,

Proctor, Zimmerman &

Meyer 2006

Macrocheles sp.² litter/nest Meyer 1995

Ornithonyssus bursa skin/nest Meyer 1995

Proaposolenidia elanoides feathers Mironov et al. 2007

Black-Winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) Cheylabis latus feathers Gaud & Atyeo 1984
Falconyssus elani nasal cavity Fain 1966a

Neottialges elani subcutaneous Fain 1969

Australian Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus notatus) Cheylabis latus feathers Gaud 1983a
Odontacarus australiensis skin/nest Domrow 1966, 1991

Ornithonyssus bursa skin/nest Domrow 1966

Pearl Kite (Gampsonyx swainsonii) Aposolenidia striata feathers Mironov et al. 2007

Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) mites¹ skin Maa 1966

Aetacarus hyalothrix feathers Gaud & Mouchet 1959b,

Gaud & Till 1961, Gaud

1983b
Hieracolichus orthochaetus feathers Gaud & Mouchet 1959b,

Gaud 1983b

Myialges n. sp.¹ skin Philips & Fain 1991
Pseudalloptinus africanus feathers Gaud 1988

Pseudalloptinus odontopus feathers Gaud & Till 1961, Gaud

1988

White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)                                   Ancyralges cometus                feathers            Gaud 1966, 1988
                                                                                                Hemicheylabis sikyonemus     feathers            Gaud 1988
                                                                                                Hieracolichus africanus          feathers            Gaud & Mouchet 1959b,

Gaud & Till 1961, Gaud

1983b

Cape Griffon (Gyps coprotheres)                                             Gypsodectes verrucosus³        subcutaneous    Fain 1984
                                                                                                Androlaelaps patersoni           skin/nest           Zumpt & Till 1956, Till 1963
                                                                                                Ramogabucinia doleosikya     feathers            Gaud & Atyeo 1974, Gaud

1983b

Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus) Gypsodectes vulturis subcutaneous Dubinin 1951, 1956, Fain

1967

Haliaeetus sp. Pseudalloptinus aquilinus feathers Radford 1953, 1958

White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) Aetacarus phylloproctus feathers Dubinin 1956

Megninia picimajoris² Niethammer 1938

Pseudalloptinus aquilinus feathers Dubinin 1956, Vasilev 1961
Pterolichus obtusus² feathers Niethammer 1938

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Analgesidae² Spencer 1941

Pseudalloptinus aquilinus feathers Dubinin 1956, Vasilev 1961

Syringophilidae n.g. quills Philips, present work

White-bellied Fish-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) Aetacarus phylloproctus feathers Canestrini & Kramer 1899,

Gaud & Petitot 1948b,

Radford 1953, 1958, Gaud &

Atyeo 1974
Pseudalloptinus odontopus feathers Gaud & Till 1961, Gaud

1988

Pallas’s Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucorhyphus)                         Aetacarus phylloproctus         feathers            Dubinin 1956
                                                                                                Pseudalloptinus aquilinus       feathers            Dubinin 1956, Vasilev 1961
                                                                                                Pseudalloptinus odontopus     feathers            Gaud & Till 1961, Gaud

1988

Steller’s Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) Aetacarus phylloproctus feathers Dubinin 1956
Pseudalloptinus aquilinus feathers Dubinin 1956, Vasilev 1961

Solomon Fish-Eagle (Haliaeetus sanfordi) Ornithogastia riversi skin/nest Wharton & Hardcastle 1946,

Goff 1980
Pseudalloptinus odontopus feathers Gaud & Till 1961, Gaud

1988

African Fish-Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) Aetacarus puylaerti feathers Gaud 1983b
Hemifreyana marginata² feathers Gaud & Till 1961

Hieracolichus dobyi feathers Gaud & Mouchet 1959b
Pseudalloptinus aquilinus feathers Gaud 1988

Madagascar Fish-Eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) Aetacarus sp. feathers Atyeo, pers. comm.

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) Aetacarus haliasturi feathers Mégnin & Trouessart 1884d,

Radford 1953, 1958, Dubinin

1956

mites¹ skin Maa 1969

Pseudalloptinus milvulinus feathers Radford 1953, 1958,

Dubinin 1956

Harpy Eagle (Harpyia harpyja) Hieracolichus hirundo feathers Radford 1953, 1958

Solitary Eagle (Harpyhaliaetus soliltarius) Temnalges sp.^{1, 2} feathers Philips & Fain 1991

Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii) Aetacarus eurychaetus feathers Gaud & Mouchet 1959b,

Gaud & Till 1961, Gaud

1983b
Hieracolichus orthochaetus feathers Gaud & Till 1961

Bonelli’s Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus) Pseudalloptinus aquilinus feathers Gaud 1983c

Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) hypopus mites skin Hamerton 1941

Pseudalloptinus aquilinus feathers Dubinin 1956

Red-throated Caracara (Ibycter americanus) Hieracolichus n. sp. feathers Mironov et al.

2007

Metagabucinia caracarae feathers Mironov et al. 2007

Grey-headed Fish-Eagle (Icthyophaga icthyaetus) Aetacarus phylloproctus feathers Radford 1958

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) Aetacarus sp. feathers Kurey 1976

Lizard Buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus)                        Aetacarus andrei                     feathers            Gaud 1983b
                                                                                                Myialges anchora¹                  skin                  Fain 1965
                                                                                                Schoutedenocoptes aquilae     nasal cavity       Fain 1959a

White Hawk (Leucopternis albicollis) Temnalges sp.^{1, 2} feathers Philips & Fain 1991

Long-crested Eagle (Lophoaetus occipitalis) Falconyssus buteonis nasal cavity Fain 1956b

Pseudalloptinus milvulinus feathers Gaud & Till 1961, Gaud

1988
Pseudogabucinia intermedia feathers Gaud 1988

Bat Hawk (Macheirhamphus alcinus) mites¹ skin Maa 1966

Myialges macdonaldi¹ skin Philips & Fain 1991

Gabar Goshawk (Melierax gabar) Schoutedenocoptes aquilae nasal cavity Fain 1956b, 1957

Dark Chanting-Goshawk (Melierax metabates) Aposolenidia anomogonima feathers Gaud & Atyeo 1974

Black Kite (Milvus migrans) Hemicheylabis sp. feathers Atyeo, pers. comm.
Aetacarus hyalothrix feathers Gaud & Mouchet 1959b,

Gaud & Till 1961
Aetacarus milvi feathers Gaud 1983b, D'Souza et al.

                                                                                                                                                                        1986
                                                                                                Hieracolichus nisi                    feathers            Dubinin 1956
                                                                                                Pseudalloptinus milvulinus     feathers            Dubinin 1956
                                                                                                Pyonacarus polysarcus           feathers            Gaud & Atyeo 1976, Gaud

                                                                                                                                                                        1988
                                                                                                Schoutedenocoptes aquilae     feathers            Fain 1956b, 1957
                                                                                                Tinaminyssus columbae          feathers            Fain 1957

Red Kite (Milvus milvus) Pseudalloptinus milvulinus feathers Trouessart 1884, Radford

1953, 1958, Dubinin 1956

Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) Hemicheylabis sikyonemus feathers Gaud 1988

Hieracolichus monachi feathers Gaud & Mouchet 1959b,

Gaud & Till 1961, Gaud

                                                                                                                                                                        1983b
                                                                                                Pseudalloptinus glossocercus feathers           Gaud 1988
                                                                                                Ramogabucinia furciseta        feathers            Gaud 1983b

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) mites¹ skin Bequaert 1953

Analloptes buettikeri feathers Mironov 1997

Analloptes sp. feathers Gaud & Atyeo 1979, Gaud

1983a, Miller et al. 1997
Bonnetella fusca feathers Buchholz 1869, Canestrini &

Kramer 1899, Lönnfors 1930,

Niethammer 1938, Spencer

1941, Mrciak & Brander

1967, McClure &

Ratanaworabhan 1971,

Kurey 1976, Gaud 1983a,

Mironov 1991, 1997,

Miller et al. 1997
Myialges caulotoon¹ skin Philips & Fain 1991

Ornithonyssus sylviarum Knee and Proctor 2007

Harris’s Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) Neoschoengastia americana skin/nest Loomis & Crossley 1963

Pseudalloptinus sp. feathers Atyeo, pers. comm.

European Honey-Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) feather mites feathers Maa & Kuo 1965
Hieracolichus nisi feathers Canestrini & Kramer 1899,

Niethammer 1938, Radford

1953
Hieracolichus ramosus feathers Gaud & Mouchet 1959b,

Gaud & Till 1961, Gaud

1983b

African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus) Hieracolichus similis feathers Gaud & Mouchet 1959b,
Gaud & Till 1961, Gaud

1983b

Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) Hieracolichus dobyi feathers Gaud 1983b
Pseudalloptinus aquilinus feathers Gaud 1983c

Whitebacked Vulture (Pseudogyps africanus) Dermanyssus gallinae skin/nest Umech 1999

Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) Ornithonyssus bursa skin/nest Phillis et al. 1976, Sykes &

Forrester 1983, Sykes et al.

1995

Crested Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela) Coraciacarus cuculi² feathers Radford 1958

Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus cirrhatus) Coraciacarus sp.² feathers McClure & Ratanaworabhan

1971

Crowned Hawk-Eagle (Stephanoetus coronatus) Aetacarus hyalothrix feathers Gaud & Mouchet 1959b,

Gaud & Till 1961
Hieracolichus dobyi feathers Gaud & Mouchet 1959b,

Gaud & Till 1961, Gaud

1983b

Pseudalloptinus odontopus feathers Gaud & Till 1961, Gaud

1988

Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) Hieracolichus dobyi feathers Gaud 1983b

Peristerophila accipitridicus quills Skoracki et al. 2010

White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) Hieracolichus monachi feathers Gaud 1983b

Long-tailed Hawk (Urotriorchis macrourus) Myialges caulotoon¹ skin Philips & Fain 1991

Pseudogabucinia sp.¹ feathers Philips & Fain 1991

Family Cathartidae

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) mites¹ skin Bequaert 1953, Maa 1969

Ancyralges cathartinus feathers Mironov and Galloway 2003

Ancyralges sp. feathers Kurey 1976

Cathartacarus aurae feathers Mironov and Galloway 2003

Hieracolichus sp. feathers Peters 1936, Kurey 1976

Ornithonyssus bursa skin/nest Peters 1936

Ptilonyssus ohioensis nasal cavity Fain & Johnston 1966

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus) Hieracolichus sp. feathers Atyeo, pers. comm.

Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) mites¹ skin Bequaert 1953

Eutrombicula alfreddugesi skin/nest Wharton & Fuller 1952

Hieracolichus sp. feathers Kurey 1976
Histiogaster^{1, 2} trees Philips & Fain 1991

Ptilonyssus donatoi nasal cavity Pereira & Castro 1949

Sancassania sp.^{1, 2} litter/nest Philips & Fain 1991

Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) Hieracolichus spp. feathers Atyeo, pers. comm.

Family Falconidae

Falco sp. mites¹ skin Bequaert 1953, Fain 1965

Ptilonyssus cerchneis nasal cavity Bregetova 1964
Saker/Peregrine hybrids Dermanyssus gallinae skin/nest Malley & Whitbread 1996

Grey Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus) Pseudalloptes falconis feathers Gaud 1983a

Brown Falcon (Falco berigora) Boydaia falconis nasal cavity Domrow 1991

Leptotrombidium nissani skin/nest Domrow & Lester 1985
Ptilonyssus cerchneis nasal cavity Domrow 1965, 1967, 1969

Odontacarus nadchatrami skin/nest Goff 1979

Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus) Pseudalloptes falconis feathers Gaud 1983a
Pseudogabucinia microdisca²feathers Gaud 1983a

Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) Leptotrombidium nissani skin/nest Domrow 1974,

Domrow & Lester 1985
Odontacarus australiensis skin/nest Domrow 1966, 1991

                                                                                                Ornithonyssus bursa               skin/nest           Domrow 1977
                                                                                                Ornithonyssus sylviarum         skin/nest           Domrow 1987
                                                                                                Ptilonyssus cerchneis              nasal cavity       Domrow 1965, 1967, 1969

Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera) Pseudalloptes falconis feathers Gaud 1983a

Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) Dermanyssus sp. skin/nest Wheeldon, pers. comm.

Merlin (Falco columbarius) Dubininia accipitrina feathers Vasilev 1958, Cerny 1967,

                                                                                                                                                                        Gaud 1980, 1983a
                                                                                                Gabuciniidae                             feathers            Kurey 1976
                                                                                                Hieracolichus sp.                     feathers            Gaud 1983a
                                                                                                Microlichus avus¹                    skin                  Hill et al. 1967

Ornithonyssus sylviarum Knee and Proctor 2007

African Hobby (Falco cuvieri) Boydaia falconis nasal cavity Fain 1956a

Eleonora’s Falcon (Falco eleonorae) Acarina sp. Wink et al. 1979

Kramerella major² feathers Mégnin & Trouessart 1884a

Pseudogabucinia intermedia feathers Dubinin 1953, 1956,

Radford 1958, Gaud 1983a

Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) Dubininia accipitrina feathers Gaud & Petitot 1948a, Gaud

1958, 1983a

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Aetacarus? sp. feathers Kurey 1976

Glaucalges attenuatus¹ feathers Niethammer 1938
Hieracolichus nisi feathers Dubinin 1956, Cerny 1967,

Gaud 1983a

Pandalura strigisoti² Niethammer 1938

Pseudalloptinus sp. feathers Kurey 1976, Gaud 1983a

Pseudogabucinia intermedia³ feathers Nordberg 1936, Niethammer

1938, Dubinin 1953, Radford

1958, Gaud 1983a

Oriental Hobby (Falco severus) Ornithogastia riversi skin/nest Wharton & Hardcastle 1946,

Goff 1980

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Dubininia sp.³ feathers Philips 1990
Tytodectes cerchneis³ subcutaneous Philips & Dindal 1979,

                                                                                                                                                                        Philips 1990
                                                                                                Blankaartia velascoi               skin/nest           Wharton & Fuller 1952
                                                                                                Boydaia falconis                      nasal cavity       Pence & Casto 1976

Boydaia sp. nasal cavity Knee et al. 2008
Ptilonyssus cerchneis nasal cavity Strandtmann 1962, Knee

et al. 2008

Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) Microlichus falco skin Fain & Gaud 1972, Fain

Gaud & Philips 1987, Fain

& Grootaert 1996

Neottialges heteropus subcutaneous Giebel 1861, 1871, Fain 1967

Pseudalloptinus minor feathers Mégnin & Trouessart 1884b,

Canestrini & Kramer 1899,

Dubinin 1956, Gaud 1983a

Pseudogabucinia intermedia skin Niethammer 1938, Radford

1953, 1958, Vasilev 1961,

Gaud 1983a

Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Boydaia falconis nasal cavity Fain 1963a

Cheyletiella sp.⁴ Niethammer 1938
Dubininia accipitrina feathers Trouessart, 1885, Canestrini

& Kramer 1899, Niethammer

1938, Radford 1953, 1958,

Gaud 1958, 1983a

                                                                                                Megninia sp.²                                                  Niethammer 1938
                                                                                                Myialges sp. nr. pari¹               skin                  Philips & Fain 1991
                                                                                                Ornithonyssus bursa                skin                  Liebana et al. 2011

Protolichus lunula² feathers Vasilev 1961

Pseudalloptes falconis nasal cavity Gaud 1983a
Ptilonyssus cerchneis nasal cavity Fain 1957

Tytodectes cerchneis subcutaneous Fain 1966b
Tytodectes falconis subcutaneous Fain 1969

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) Hieracolichus nisi feathers Shumilo et al 1973, Gaud

1983a

Barred Kestrel (Falco zoniventris) Aetacarus sp. feathers Gaud 1983a

Barred Forest-Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) Ingrassiinae sp.¹ feathers Philips & Fain 1991

Collared Falconet (Microhierax caerulescens) Coraciacarus sp.² feathers McClure & Ratanaworabhan

1971

Philippine Falconet (Microhierax erythrogenys) mites¹ skin Maa 1969

Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) mites¹ skin Bequaert 1953

                                                                                      Gabucinia sp.                          feathers            San-Martin Ordenes

                                                                                                                                                               et al. 2005

                                                                                      Dubininia accipitrina               feathers            San-Martin Ordenes

                                                                                                                                                               et al. 2005

                                                                                      Ptilonyssus souzai                  nasal cavity       Pereira & Castro 1949

                                                                                     Syringophilidae sp.                    feathers            San-Martin Ordenes

                                                                                                                                                               et al. 2005

Crested Caracara (Polyborus plancus) Eutrombicula batatas skin/nest Brennan & Yunker 1966
Hieracolichus sp. feathers Kurey 1976

Family Sagittariidae

Secretary-Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) Aetacarus laurencei feathers Gaud 1983b
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^{1 These mites were found on
louseflies (Hippoboscidae)
on the bird .}

^{2 These are incorrectly
identified or accidental records.}

^{3 Nest record.}

^{4
Cheyletiella is now restricted to mammal parasites; there
are four other genera of bird parasites in the Family
Cheyletiellidae.}

A List of the Parasitic Mites of the Accipitriformes and Falconiformes (updated from Philips 2000 Raptor Res. 34(3): 210-231)

RAPTOR MITE HABITAT REFERENCES

Till 1961

Gaud & Till 1961, Gaud

Gaud 1983a

Canestrini & Kramer 1899,

Dubinin 1956, Gaud 1983a

Family Sagittariidae

Secretary-Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) Aetacarus laurencei feathers Gaud 1983b ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Secretary-Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) Aetacarus laurencei feathers Gaud 1983b
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